Establish a working partnership between the service and the colorado wildlife heritage foundation for the purpose of supporting conservation efforts on private, tribal, county, local government, and…

Establish a working partnership between the service and the colorado wildlife heritage foundation for the purpose of supporting conservation efforts on private, tribal, county, local government, and or nonprofit-owned lands throughout colorado. The recipient will facilitate the development of conservation projects lands and work cooperatively with the service to identify, develop, and establish mutually beneficial conservation projects. Conservation projects to be jointly implemented by the service and the colorado wildlife heritage foundation include the restoration, enhancement, and establishment of priority wetland, upland, stream, and riparian habitats for the benefit of federal trust and partners for fish and wildlife focal species. All projects will be facilitated by site-specific private landowner agreements as approved and administered by the service. Agreements will identify conservation practices such as seeding native grasses and forbs, treating invasive plants, installing irrigation infrastructure, stream bank stabilization, improving livestock management, installing low tech restoration structures, and or other practices. Restoration of habitats within high priority conservation focus areas will contribute towards meeting population and habitat objectives identified in the services fiscal year 20222026 mountain-prairie region partners for fish and wildlife program strategic plan and the department of interior strategic plan.